1. [G] Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my [D] oh
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue, down the [G] bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [D] my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou.
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet [D] gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher [G] a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [D] gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou.
2. [G] Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is [D] buzzin’
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the [G] dozen
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh [D] my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou.
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet [D] gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher [G] a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [D] gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou.
3. [G] Settle down, far from town, get him a [D] pirogue
And we'll catch all the fish in the [G] bayou
Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she [D] need-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou.
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet [D] gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher [G] a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [D] gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G] bayou.